Getting Here & Around → Getting Here
Getting Here
Five guides, in the order you’ll need them. Where Niseko is, and how far, is further down.
Airport to Lodge
Before you book flights
Bus, private transfer, train or hire car, side by side, with the flight cut-off times that decide it.
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Transfer Planner
Flights booked
Book your bus or private transfer, and send us your transfer details. Agent booked it for you? Send them anyway, it takes a minute.
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Airport Bus Guide
Travelling tomorrow, or today
Step by step from the airport counter to the lodge door, and back again on departure day.
Open the Bus Guide →
Train Guide
No bus fits, or you prefer the train
Trains to and from Kutchan Station, the pickup when you arrive, and early-flight departures.
Open the Train Guide →
Getting Around
Once you’re here
Shuttles to the lifts, the village run, taxis and maps.
Get around Niseko →
Taking the train? Get off at Kutchan Station, not Hirafu Station.
Where is Niseko
Niseko is in Japan, on Hokkaido, the northern island. Sapporo is about 100 km away.
Fly into New Chitose Airport (CTS), near Sapporo. Every guide here starts there.
New Chitose to the lodge is about 2 hours 45 minutes by bus, straight to the Hirafu Welcome Centre.
Train from Tokyo takes 7 to 9 hours. Most guests fly.
Ramat Niseko is in East Hirafu, 2 minutes’ drive from the Grand Hirafu lifts.
What "Niseko" actually means
One mountain, four ski areas, two towns and a village all share the name.
Mt Niseko-Annupuri
The mountain, home to the four Niseko United ski areas (see below).
Kutchan
The town 15 minutes from Hirafu. Our address says Kutchan, and the train stop is Kutchan Station.
Niseko Town
A small town south of the mountain, 15 minutes away. Not where you’re going.
Niseko United
The four linked ski areas on the mountain: Grand Hirafu, Hanazono, Niseko Village and Annupuri. One pass covers all four.
Hirafu
The village at the base of Grand Hirafu, with the restaurants, bars and shops.
Ramat Niseko
Our lodge, in East Hirafu. 2 minutes’ drive from the Grand Hirafu lifts, and your pickup from the Hirafu Welcome Centre ends here.
Flight times to Japan
Fly to Japan, fly north to New Chitose, then 2 hours 45 by bus.
Direct to New Chitose
Winter flights from Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul and Taipei land at New Chitose with no connection in Japan.
Via Tokyo
Land at Haneda or Narita, then fly about 90 minutes north to New Chitose.
The two Tokyo airports are 90 minutes apart, so check both flights use the same one.
Via Osaka
Land at Kansai, then fly about 2 hours north to New Chitose.
| Flying from | Time in the air to Japan |
|---|---|
| Sydney | about 10 h |
| Melbourne | about 10 h 30 |
| Singapore | about 7 h |
| Hong Kong | about 5 h |
| Dubai | about 10 h |
| Los Angeles | about 12 h |
| New York | about 14 h 30 |
| London | about 14 h |
Ready to plan? Start with Airport to Lodge →
Got questions?
Each answer lives on the page that deals with it.
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Before you travel
Changing or cancelling, the airline moving your flight, paying, bags, children and groups.
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On the day
Finding the bus counter, our Welcome Centre pickup, a delayed flight or a missed bus.
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Coming by train
Kutchan Station, taxis, arriving late and early flights home.
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Once you're in Niseko
The lifts, the village, other resorts and taxis.
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Going home
Still stuck? Email or WhatsApp us, details below.
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